Chapter 866 — The Dragon King's Remains Stir

Shen Mu returned into the hanging coffin, and Xing An came in after him carrying his chest, glancing at the "Heavenly Venerable Yu" who had leapt into the coffin, at Yan Qiling and Mu Qiubai and the others. The blind old man had no liking for any of them, so they could only leave.

Suddenly a bloody dragon head surfaced from the water and leapt into the coffin.

It was the Heavenly Dragon King, gnawed by the corpse demons until only a head remained. Yet he was still not dead, still hanging on to one last breath.

The Heavenly Dragon King glared viciously at them, huddling in a corner and gasping out his remnant life, wary of everyone to an unnatural degree, his face suffused with corpse qi.

The corpse demons spawned from the Imperial Corpse bore a most violent poison, and it was now driving into his brain and staining his primordial spirit. The hanging coffin shut with a click.

Beyond the coffin came the sound of water.

A great many people had entered the hanging coffin before, yet now only these few survived.

Many had perished on the way while breaking the seal of Fallen God Valley, some had died by slaughtering one another, and some had been eaten by the corpse demons. Yan Qiling had once been attended by many maids, and now only one remained, and she was gravely wounded. Yet this hanging coffin was still fraught with peril.

The Heavenly Dragon King was being assimilated by the corpse poison of the Imperial Corpse demon, and though only a great head was left he still panted out gusts of corpse qi with a wheezing breath.

"Heavenly Dragon King, you are about to turn into a corpse," the Dragon Qilin could not help whispering in warning.

"The Cult Master is skilled in medicine. Perhaps he can help you drive out the poison.

" "Hehe, you want to kill me?

" The Heavenly Dragon King's head wheezed as it breathed, the airflow sucked in through his mouth yet jetting out through his neck, while green corpse qi shrouded him. The divine dragon was abnormally alert and sneered, "You cannot kill me so you want to poison me to death?

It will not be that easy!

Hehe he. .

. " The Dragon Qilin frowned deeply and looked toward Shen Mu.

Shen Mu shook his head and said, "He is beyond saving.

Even I cannot undo the poison of the Imperial Corpse. If Grandpa Apothecary were here, there might still be hope.

" The Dragon Qilin darkened. The Heavenly Dragon King had done him a kindness and helped him complete his technique, and he dearly wished to heal this divine dragon, yet since even Shen Mu had no way, he naturally had still less means.

The Heavenly Dragon King was still urging his magical power in an attempt to drive out the corpse qi, yet everyone in the hanging coffin could clearly see his vital energy slowly emulsifying, as if turning into a green slurry. The divine runes within his vital energy had also been tainted by the poison and were breaking apart one after another.

Xing An shuddered, and carrying his chest he silently left the pavilion, withdrew into the darkness, and vanished.

The Heavenly Dragon King's two huge dragon eyes had already turned white, the pupils gone, yet his eyelids still blinked, as though he could still see everything around him. Yan Qiling and Mu Qiubai felt a chill in their hearts and also quietly drew back, disappearing into the darkness.

Shen Mu signaled to the Dragon Qilin, and the Dragon Qilin hurried to follow him, while Yaner turned into an azure sparrow perched atop the Dragon Qilin's head, walking silently into the darkness. The "Heavenly Venerable Yu" had left at some unknown moment, hidden none knew where.

"I see you!

" Corpse fluid dripped from the Heavenly Dragon King's mouth as he stared with pupil-less eyes and cried, "I see you! None of you think of harming me!

Hoo, hoo.

.

. I see you. .

. " His breath ceased, and after a moment the huge dragon head silently rose into flight, wreathed in green mist and emitting a strange sound, laughing hehe, "I see you! " He flew off into the darkness, laughing, "I see you!

Where have you hidden my body? Once I catch you and eat your bodies I can grow a body again, hehehe. .

. " The interior of the hanging coffin was immensely vast. When they had fallen into the hanging coffin they had dropped for an unknowable time before reaching the bottom, and now as Shen Mu groped forward in the darkness he found that the space within was greater even than he had imagined.

The hanging coffin was only a conveyance, a vessel to guide the Heavenly Venerables to the burial place of Heavenly Venerable Ling, yet this coffin had been made by the blind old man, whose skill was unfathomable, and he had twisted space with great magical power to forge a mighty expanse within. Shen Mu walked long in the darkness and still had not reached its edge. "Fat Dragon? " Shen Mu whispered. There was no sound behind him.

Shen Mu started in alarm and hastily halted, and with a stirring of thought his vital energy became a ball of flame to light the surroundings.

The Dragon Qilin and Yaner had actually gotten lost in the darkness!

It was too black here, without light, and he had never noticed when the Dragon Qilin had strayed! Cold sweat broke out on Shen Mu's brow, and he thought, "With Yaner staying on his head, Fat Dragon will surely be safe.

.

. " Just then from afar came the Heavenly Dragon King's warped and eerie laughter.

"I see you--" Shen Mu hastily snuffed the flame and urged the Shadow Demon Transformation, his body abruptly becoming a black shadow pressed flat upon the ground.

Hoo-- The Heavenly Dragon King's huge head wobbled past above him, green light burning in both eyes, and flew off elsewhere. Shen Mu breathed relief, and the shadow slowly rose upright, then shook.

The shadow without thickness suddenly swelled and regained a body.

"I see you--" The Heavenly Dragon King's strange laughter came from afar, and then suddenly came a scream, none knew who had fallen victim. Shen Mu steadied himself.

The Heavenly Dragon King's great head flew farther and farther until at last the laughter could no longer be heard. All around was silence.

Shen Mu took out his sword pill, and with a stirring of thought the sword pill abruptly broke apart, becoming countless flying swords circling him silently in the darkness, covering a hundred yards in every direction.

He groped forward gradually through the darkness, and the flying swords moved as his figure moved, the swords shuttling above and below as the formation they formed shifted without cease. And at that moment, by the pavilion a figure slowly walked out into the pavilion.

Mu Qiubai glanced about, breathed relief, and said in a low voice, "The Heavenly Dragon King has turned into a corpse and is hunting my maid.

He will not return to this pavilion for a while.

This is the safest place. .

. Who?

" He spun abruptly, staring into the darkness with a panicked face. From the darkness came faint, half-heard footsteps, and then a youth carrying a chest came into his view. Mu Qiubai breathed relief, smiled faintly, and said leisurely, "So it is that expert at Heavenly Venerable Mu's side. You hid nearby just as I did.

You too think the most perilous place is the safest.

It seems you have some wisdom. " "Your body is excellent.

I like it very much. " Xing An set down his chest, his heated gaze traveling up and down him as if admiring a work of art. The chest opened automatically with a click, while Xing An still tilted his head to study Mu Qiubai, his gaze growing ever more fervent.

Mu Qiubai grew extremely uncomfortable under his stare and sneered, "You and I crossed hands in Lingxiao Palace.

Undeniably, you are indeed strong.

Only what you could not have imagined is that I am a disciple of the Ancient God Heavenly Emperor. From childhood I followed His Majesty in cultivation, and every Great Dao under heaven is thoroughly familiar to me.